Turkey on the edge: Through the arrestation of İmamoğlu, Erdoğan aims at more than eliminating his strongest rival

Arife Kose

Turkey on the edge: Through the arrestation of İmamoğlu, Erdoğan aims at more than eliminating his strongest rival

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Abstract

The arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, mayor of Istanbul and the strongest rival of RecepTayyip Erdoğan, incumbent president of Turkey and head of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), on corruption charges has brought Turkey to the edge of moving towards full autocracy. Yet, the regime has encountered substantial resistance. In this piece, Arife Kose argues that the ongoing struggle between the regime and opposition over İmamoğlu’s arrest fundamentally concerns whether Turkish society perceives itself as a democratic society or not.

Original language	English
Type	Blog
Publisher	Eastminister: A Global Politics Blog, UEA
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2025

Keywords

Authoritarianism, Turkey

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https://www.ueapolitics.org/2025/04/01/turkey-on-the-edge/

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